I knew Franck Slaghenauffi through social medias. He’s a rodbuilder and I admire his work, both for the cosmetics and the good technical choices behind the looks. He’s also a Mouching avid reader, and since I’m also quite involved in the French rodbuilding scene, we had a couple of opportunities to talk through our keyboards. But this weekend, he was at the Paris Fly Fishing Show, and I was too, so at last we met and had a good chat. Franck is a great guy, quite generous in sharing his knowledge, and fun too. I had the opportunity to check de visu that his work is indeed quite good. If you’re looking for a very special rod, for something taylor made for you, check with him. He also ties a mean parachute.